Psychology / Unit 6 Psych 0697 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Misinformation Effect
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The idea
The misinformation effect occurs when information encountered after an event alters a person's memory of that event.
In practice
Witnesses asked how fast cars were going when they smashed report higher speeds and more broken glass than those asked when they hit.
Where people slip
The altered memory is experienced as the original. Confidence does not fall when accuracy does.
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